Sprockler Training May 15 & October 26 2020

Sprockler is a response to an increasingly complex world in which we endeavor to make sense of what happens. It uses a unique combination of qualitative (stories) and quantitative (numbers) data. It bridges the worlds of subjectivity – stories – and objectivity – numbers.

With Sprockler you can create story-based inquiries to collect actual experiences. This generates meaningful data that contributes to the learning capacities of your organization, company or community.

People have valuable experiences to share

People are often treated as passive sources of information rather than active sources of inspiration. This happens in monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management and strategic planning. How many boring, inadequate, or misplaced questionnaires have you received? It is easy to ask people what they think, but they will not tell you a lot if they are not convinced that the issues they raise will be addressed. People have valuable experiences to share if we can only engage and inspire them.

This training is for you if you :

Are using stories to understand what is going on and look for ways to make more of it.

Have the aspiration to use stories to do research, but have no idea where to start.

Need to measure the impact of your work, but are fed up with standard data collection.

Want to explore new features and enjoy the full potential of Sprockler.

This practical training will help you to:

Understand in which situation Sprockler can be best used

Use the Sprockler tools, including the designer, app and online collector and the visualizer

Be introduced to the art of asking the right questions for Sprockler

Be introduced to inspiring non-extractive ways of collecting your stories

Understand the practicalities of Sprockler, including the support of different languages, devices.

Your trainers Han Rakels,
Lisette Gast and
Anne van Marwijk are experienced Sprockler practitioners and have extended experience in a broad variety of face-to-face dialogue methods that inspired the development of Sprockler.

One-day group training

Introduction to the principles and development of the philosophy and approach and link to other approaches, methods and tools

Understanding the application, illustrated with inspiring cases from several sectors